“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.” ~Lewis Hine.
Photography has given people the opportunity to express stories in a much different way than writing. In the case of an emotional story, photography allows us to experience the story as if we had seen the events first hand. It is a different experience to see something than it is to hear about. Although photography might not always reveal reality, it does evoke more emotion and leaves less for the imagination, making a stronger piece than something you read- not that words are not powerful.
"If I could tell the story in words..", sometimes there are not the "right" words to describe an experience. For example, seeing a photo from the Civil Rights Movement is not the same as reading about the same story. The photo enables us to put ourselves in that situation, it makes the past seem more than a story. However, words are also important in telling the same story. Words and photography when used together make something more powerful than each alone. This is especially evident in newspapers.
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